Saudi-led coalition dismisses 'misleading' Houthi claim of Riyadh attack
A coalition spokesman said the Yemeni armed group is attempting to divert attention from its losses.
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A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition has dismissed a claim by Yemen's Houthi movement that it carried out an attack targeting Riyadh, describing the claim as "misleading."
The spokesman said the Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, is attempting to divert attention from recent losses it has suffered.
No independent confirmation of the alleged attack, or of the coalition's characterisation of recent Houthi losses, was included in available reporting.
The exchange is the latest in a long-running pattern of competing claims between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi movement over military operations in and around Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi movement has in the past claimed responsibility for attacks on Saudi territory as part of the broader conflict linked to the war in Yemen.
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- Saudi-led coalition dismisses ‘misleading’ Houthi claim of Riyadh attack — Al Jazeera — All
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